''Love and the Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese'' is a collection of translations of
Chinese poetry
Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language. While this last term comprises Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Yue Chinese, and other historical and vernacular forms of the language, its poetry ...
by
Kenneth Rexroth, first published in 1970. The book contains poetry translations from the
Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
on, including a section with a number of anonymous
Six Dynasties poems. As is the case with his earlier book ''
One Hundred Poems From the Chinese'', Rexroth's ''Love and the Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese'' actually contains somewhat more than one-hundred poems.
[Rexroth, back cover]
See also
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Classical Chinese poetry
Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry written in Classical Chinese and typified by certain traditional forms, or modes; traditional genres; and connections with particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang dy ...
Notes
References
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Rexroth, Kenneth, 1970. ''Love and the Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese''. New York: New Directions.
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Chinese poetry collections
1970 poetry books